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. 2013 May;4(2):89-93.
doi: 10.1111/jicd.12008. Epub 2012 Oct 28.

Post-treatment levels of stem cell factor and hs-CRP in serum and crevicular fluid of chronic periodontitis subjects with type 2 diabetes

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Post-treatment levels of stem cell factor and hs-CRP in serum and crevicular fluid of chronic periodontitis subjects with type 2 diabetes

Avani R Pradeep et al. J Investig Clin Dent. 2013 May.

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the stem cell factor (SCF) and high sensitive C reactive protein (hs-CRP) concentration in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) and serum of chronic periodontitis subjects with type 2 diabetes, and to evaluate the effect of nonsurgical periodontal therapy on their GCF and serum concentrations.

Materials and methods: A total of (age and gender matched) 22 subjects were evaluated. Pre- and post-treatment levels of SCF and hs-CRP in GCF and serum were measured and compared using enzyme linked immunosorbant assay. Clinical parameters including probing depth and clinical attachment level were also measured. Paired t-test was used to compare the before- and after-treatment levels of the two molecules.

Results: A highly significant difference (P < 0.001) was found in the GCF and serum concentrations of SCF and hs-CRP before and after treatment.

Conclusion: Our observations indicated that short-term nonsurgical therapy resulted in a significant improvement in periodontal indices and in a marked decrease of SCF and hs-CRP serum and GCF levels.

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